Choosing where to go for Iftar can be quite a daunting task, especially when you’re ravenous and you’ve got an enormous variety of options to choose from. So in order to make it a little easier, Guides will pick five restaurants across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah for you to choose from, everyday throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Sahtain!
Sky Bubble
Cuisine Arabic and Middle Eastern
Menu highlights Tradional Arabic Iftar buffet with live cooking stations, traditional desserts and Ramadan beverages.
Location Lower ground floor, Dubai Mall Cost Dh95 per person TimingsSundown to 9pm Phone 04 388 2515 Website
Eric Kayser
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Menu highlights Four course Iftar menu including soup, salad, main and dessert. Dishes include, lentil soup, fattoush, mixed grill, citrus spiced salmon.
Location Lower ground floor, Dubai Mall Cost Dh95 per person TimingsSundown to 9pm Phone 04 388 2515 Website
Ewaan
Cuisine Arabian
Menu highlights The Arabesque appeal of The Palace Downtown Dubai comes alive with the taste of traditional Arabic cuisine at Ewaan. The venue will have a dedicated Ramadan tent that will host the Iftar buffet.
Location The Palace Downtown Cost Dh230 per person, inclusive of Ramadan juices and water Timings Sunset until 9pm Phone 04 428 7806 Website
Five Star Restaurant
Cuisine Pan-Asian, Arabic
Menu highlights Fixed buffet consisting of one Emirati soup, 15 types of salads, three appetizers, seven types of kebabs, nine main course meals including but not limited to- continental prawns, chicken, dal, barbeque fish, fish fingers, nine types of deserts and three types of juice. (52 items in total)
Location Al Majaz 3, Sharjah Cost D79 per person 59 for kids Timings 7.00 to 9.00pm Phone +971 6 530 8030 Website
Fanr Restaurant
Cuisine Mediterranean, European, Indian and Arabic
Menu highlights Special Ramadan menu including Arabic lentil soup, served with the choice of shrimps or chicken and fresh coriander, lemon and buttered pita bread. Mixed mezze including a combination of hummus, tabbouleh, vine leaves, cheese rakakat and meat kibbeh served with traditional Arabic bread and roasted garlic aioli. Main courses include harissa marinated Perch fish, with potato harra, spicy fried shrimps, warm yellow bell pepper, coriander compote and pomegranate or roasted chicken mishwi, Moroccan style tomato served with herb mixed couscous along with chickpeas, tomato and onion stew. There will also be Persian lamb machboos, yogurt and citrus marinated lamb skewers with Arabic spiced rice and fried onion served with cucumber yogurt. There is also a wide selection of desserts and ice creams.
Location Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Cultural District Cost A la carteTimings Sunset to 11pm Phone 02 657 5888 Website
